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VOLUME II OF THE CONNOLLY TAROT

THE HANDBOOK FOR THE

JOURNEYMAN

EILEEN CONNOLLY


THE CONNOLLY TAROT: VOLUME II

TAROT
THE HANDBOOK FOR THE JOURNEYMAN


BOOKS BY EILEEN CONNOLLY
TAROT: A NEW HANDBOOK FOR THE APPRENTICE
(THE CONNOLLY TAROT, VOL. I)
TAROT: THE HANDBOOK FOR THE JOURNEYMAN
(THE CONNOLLY TAROT, VOL. II)
EARTHDANCE (A novel)

Forthcoming:
THE CONNOLLY BOOK OF NUMBERS
TAROT: THE HANDBOOK FOR THE MASTER
(THE CONNOLLY TAROT, VOL. III)


TAROT
THE HANDBOOK FOR THE JOURNEYMAN

EILEEN CONNOLLY

NEWCASTLE PUBLISHING CO., INC.
North Hollywood, California
1987


Copyright © 1987 by Eileen Connolly
All rights reserved.
ISBN 0-87877-124-7
Illustrated by Peter Paul Connolly
Edited by Douglas Menville
Cover/Book Design by Riley K. Smith
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the expressed written
consent of the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in connection with a review.
The interpretations of the Tarot presented in this volume have been developed over
many years of research , study and teaching by the author. The term and concept ,
"Connolly Conjunctions," is solely proprietary with the author and appears in this
book for the first time anywhere. The material in this book may be used for class
teaching, provided written permission is granted by the author, Eileen Connolly. All
letters of inquiry should be addressed to the author, in care of the publisher.

FIRST EDITION
A NEWCASTLE BOOK
First printing, October 1987
10 9 8 7 6
Printed in the United States of America


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I appreciate the patience and contributions of Peter Paul Connolly, my
youngest son, an artist, a musician and a talented man. He and I are
currently collaborating on The Connolly Tarot Deck, which I intend
to present in the next volume in this series, Tarot: The Handbook for
the Master.
Also, I would like to express my respect and appreciation to Doug
Menville, my editor, who has traveled far with me and has been a
source of true inspiration on the Royal Road of Tarot.


With love to my Grandchildren
All the world and back again

Micaela

Gabriel

Oliver

Neil

Alexander

Emily

and so on . . . .


CONTENTS

List of Charts
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List of Exercises
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Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Introduction
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SECTION I
Chapter 1 Beginning the Journeyman Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2 Level Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

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SECTION II
Chapter 3 Connolly Conjunctions
Chapter 4 Working with Crystals
Chapter 5 Preparation for Reading

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SECTION III
Chapter 6 Tarot Spreads: Extensions of the Celtic Cross
and Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 71
Chapter 7 Tarot Spreads (II): Time Spreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 99
Chapter 8 Tarot Spreads (III): Esoteric Spreads. . . . . . . . . . . .. 117
SECTION IV

Chapter 9 Choice and Change
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Chapter 10 A Spiritual Oasis
Chapter 11 The Sandalphon Spread
Chapter 12 The Journeyman's Initiation
Chapter 13 End and Beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

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LIST OF CHARTS

Chart 1
Chart 2
Chart 3
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Clear Quartz Crystal

Study with the Crystal
Divination with the Crystal: Journeyman
and Client
Ojas Key Spread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Triadic Celtic Spread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Akashic Reference
Celtic Clock
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Esoteric Calendar: Part One
Esoteric Calendar: Part Two
Esoteric Calendar: Part Three
Esoteric Calendar: Part Four
Aura Spread
Karmic Path
Rahdue's Wheel: Inner Wheel
Rahdue's Wheel: Center Wheel
Rahdue's Wheel : Outer Wheel
Rahdue's Wheel: Dagim Block
Rahdue's Wheel: Pillar of Taleh
Rahdue's Wheel: Pillar of Shor
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Rahdue's Wheel: Malkuth Block
Rahdue's Wheel: Complete
Victorian Fan
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LIST OF EXERCISES

Exercise 1 Level of Tranquility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Exercise 2 The Journeyman's Oasis: Meditation
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PREFACE

Before you can proceed with the study of Tarot at the Journeyman
level, you must have the basic knowledge of the Apprentice. As we continue down the path of the Journeyman now, you will need to refer to
the first book in this series, Tarot: A New Handbook for the Apprentice, which is still available from the publisher of the present volume.
It will provide you with a knowledge of your basic tools for this study,
as well as a vital continuity of comprehension.
In planning the Journeyman's path, I recalled my early years of
Tarot study. I remembered how thrilled and excited I became when one
of my favorite authors brought out a new book. How anxious I was to
continue where we had left off! But unfortunately, this feeling of anticipation was seldom justified. I found that usually too much of the first
study overlapped the second-I was spending too much time rereading
things I already knew.
Therefore, to avoid doing that here, I will be making references to
my first book throughout, quoting chapter and page numbers, to facilitate a continuing in-depth study. That book has much basic and essential knowledge which must be absorbed by the student before venturing
upon the Journeyman path. This includes the individual card interpretations for the Major and Minor Arcana.
Once you have mastered the basics of the Apprentice level, you are
ready for the next stage of your quest for knowledge-as a Journeyman.

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INTRODUCTION

Our work now begins at the Journeyman level. An Apprentice is
a beginner, someone who is prepared to learn a skill or craft. Upon
reaching a certain level of competence, the Apprentice becomes a Journeyman. He has served his apprenticeship and is now qualified to work
at his skill or trade.
Once the Journeyman begins to work and practice his skill, he then
develops his craft. It is during this period of persistence and application

of study that the Journeyman begins to experience the desire to perfect
his skill. When he has done so, he will have earned the title of Master.
The next volume in this series will be for the Tarot Master. You
will learn to coordinate your studies between the Apprentice and Journeyman levels in this volume, so that you will be ready to go on to the
highest stage. I would like you to feel that once again I am teaching you
personally, so that the Journeyman Handbook becomes not only a
source of learning but a friend you can relate to on a very personal level.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to teachers, students
and readers all over the world who have found my first book useful.
I hope you will find the present volume equally helpful in your study
of Tarot.
Eileen Connolly
California, 1986

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SECTION I


CHAPTER 1

BEGINNING THE JOURNEYMAN PATH

As a Tarot Journeyman, you must realize that each time you use
the Tarot cards, information is immediately recorded in a higher level
of your mind called the superconscious. This is done without your
realizing it, if you have never worked with the cards before and have
no conscious knowledge of esoteric symbolism. But with awareness
comes the realization that the way to learn the esoteric language of symbology is through the superconscious mind and not the conscious, or

rational mind.

MIND BOXES
To facilitate your understanding of this process, let's imagine that
our minds are composed of three levels, or boxes, stacked on top of one
another:
Box 1

Conscious Level

Box 2

Subconscious Level

Box 3

Superconscious Level

When you need certain information, you activate a mental probe
from your conscious mind (Box 1) which directs energy through various activity patterns stored in the brain until it finds the right memory.
Sometimes it may be difficult to retrieve a past name, event, etc., when
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you want it, but if Box 1 knows that the information is stored somewhere in the brain's memory banks, it will continue its probe until it
locates it. It is the need to know that determines the speed of recall.

THE CONSCIOUS AND THE SUPERCONSCIOUS
The third box, the superconscious, is often neglected. It has been
said that the secret of life itself is contained within this higher level of
consciousness. Memories of past lives are stored here also.
With the Tarot, the symbols, both seen and unseen, contained
within the cards are first absorbed into the superconscious. The subconscious (Box 2) then begins to transmit interpretations of the symbols to
the conscious level (Box 1). This explains why many people are not particularly successful with Tarot or any other esoteric study. It is not an
intellectual undertaking: the brightest student with the highest IQ can
often fail to master the language of Tarot, because normal learning patterns are not applicable. The serious student must accept the fact that
esoterics require a reversal of the accepted methods of study.
When the Tarot cards are first handled, looking at the pictures can
be quite overwhelming. This is probably because the conscious mind
is trying to analyze the esoteric data contained within the images. But
it is not really equipped to do so; it is used to judging and reasoning according to the logic of its everyday understanding. The superconscious,
however, has no such restrictions, and consequently, its reaction to the
symbols is quite different. The hidden mystical information is immediately interpreted and recorded for future reference, stored on a higher
level, just as a computer stores data in its memory banks. This esoteric
information is not necessarily more complex, but it may appear so to
the conscious, rational mind.

THE KEY TO THE SUPERCONSCIOUS
What prevents you from having direct access to your superconscious mind and recognizing the unseen immediately? The answer is Box
2-the subconscious mind. This level acts as a buffer between the two
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mation in its subconscious mind because it cannot deal with the data
received by the conscious mind. This level has yet to be developed to
a useful stage. The subconscious releases the information to the conscious mind later, when it can be understood and utilized by the growing
child. We call this memory.
Unfortunately, you cannot reach your superconscious mind
directly . You cannot go from Box 1 to Box 3 without going through Box
2. Like a child on his first day of school, you have to relax and accept
the initial learning program, even though it is different from what you
are accustomed to. But once this is accomplished, you will experience
delight and satisfaction in discovering how easy it is to utilize your
higher mind when the correct procedure is followed.
The key to unlocking the treasures of the superconscious is found
inside Box 2, the subconscious mind. You must first have the conscious
desire (Box 1) to reach the higher level. This desire will activate energies in Box 2; and it is from Box 2 that you can reach Box 3.
Box 2 will not release this key unless it receives the correct message
from the conscious mind. Mere basic intellectual curiosity is not enough!
There must be balance in Box 1 plus a sincere need for higher learning
before admittance to Box 3 can be gained. This can be considered a
natural safety factor. Before the superconscious will release its data, it
must have two pieces of information. It must be satisfied that

1. The conscious level (Box 1) is able to cope with and assimilate
the desired knowledge.
2. The subconscious level (Box 2) is capable of storing the information for recall.

DEALING WITH THE SUBCONSCIOUS
As you progress in your studies, you will come to realize that if
your subconscious (Box 2) is storing unnecessary information or thought
patterns that are not conducive to higher energies, the superconscious

(Box 3) will not release the information it has stored . To gain access to
Box 3, then, you must begin in earnest to clear out superfluous and
negative data stored in your subconscious. To achieve this, you must
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in a conscious manner, so that Box 1 can make these desires known to
Box 2.
The subconscious is like a tape recorder. It records everything nonselectively and stores it as memory patterns. All of us have much stored
in our subconscious minds that is useless and unwanted. When Box 2
becomes overloaded with negative retention, this creates negative behavior patterns on the conscious level which affect our attitude and
daily approach to life. Depression and illness are often the results of
reliving negative Box 2 patterns, as the subconscious tries to rid itself
of the overload by bringing the negative material up into the conscious
mind.
Many people refuse to deal with the realities of life and their reasons for storing so much negative data. Some of these reasons can be
Past relationships
Failures
Hurts
Childhood problems
Disappointments
Career setbacks
Financial crises
Traumas.
A sure sign of a Box 2 overload is when the memory patterns
become vivid on the conscious level. This is the ideal time to erase this

negativity and get rid of it once and for all, but too often we force it
back down into the subconscious because we cannot or will not face it.
Forcing back painful memory patterns is futile and can have severe
repercussions. If you refuse to let go and attempt to return them to Box
2, it will only continue to reject them and shove them back up into your
conscious mind, causing further pain and distress.

THE REMEDY FOR OVERLOAD
You don't have to continue to be trapped in this unpleasant cycle.
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cise at least once a day until you arrive at the level of tranquility you
desire. The object of the exercise is to rid yourself of unwanted and
unpleasant memory patterns and to prepare yourself for your journey
to the higher consciousness.

Exercise 1: Level of Tranquility
1. Allow yourself a minimum of 15 minutes to be alone and prac-

tice this remedy . Unplug the telephone and lock the door to
ensure that you are not disturbed. You may enjoy lighting a
candle to help create a mood of tranquility.
2. Make sure your clothing is loose and unrestricting.
3. Begin by relaxing your body. Start at your toes and consciously
work upward through the legs. Feel the relaxing energy flow

through your feet, ankles and calves. Breathe deeply.
4. As the energy rises through your body, allow it to penetrate
the abdomen, slowly touching all the vital organs: heart, lungs,
neck and head.
5. Continue to breathe deeply, but imagine that you are now
breathing through your feet. Feel the vital energy circulate and
rise up throughout your body. As you release your breath, feel
all negativity flowing away from you .
6. Do not concentrate on any particular thought or memory. Be
content to experience the exercise, knowing that in doing so
this remedy is allowing you to release all obstacles between
you and your personal happiness.
7. When you feel totally relaxed and at peace, recite the following prayer:
I give my mind and body-past, present and future- to the
perfect love of God. Mayall those who have crossed my
lifepath be blessed. Mayall those yet to come be blessed .
I am The I am . Amen.
After you have cleared away the negative memory patterns in your
subconscious, you'll be able to use it to access the superconscious for
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THE BASIC LANGUAGE OF TAROT
Difficulties arise when the student becomes too eager to begin reading the cards and cannot be bothered to learn the basic language of
Tarot. This information should be mastered at the Apprentice level and
will give you a solid base for the readings you perform .

When a baby makes its first attempt to talk, we smile and say it's
speaking gibberish. However, to the baby, it is expressing exactly how
it feels, only no one understands except the baby's mother. It is therefore imperative that you learn the basic language of Tarot well, so that
what you offer your clients is not gibberish. After all, your client is not
always going to be your mother!
As with any language, personal expression is important. We all
have our own individual ways of expressing love, interest, disapproval,
etc. In the language of Tarot you should feel free to use your own
methods of interpretation, but this interpretation must come from a
solid foundation of prior knowledge and experience. Without a
thorough grounding in fundamentals, you cannot go into fine detail in
a reading, and there is a tendency to try to "fill in the gaps" with
material from the conscious mind, which can make the reading
questionable.
For example, KEYWORDS DO NOT A READING MAKE. The
Keywords of the cards are part of the learning process and are intended
to trigger the energy that penetrates the subconscious and finds its true
source of reference in the superconscious. Keywords are intended to
assist you in analyzing and connecting the Tarot cards, but the Journeyman must go beyond this point to learn the association of symbology with reference to Conjunctions (to be discussed in Chapter 3) and
the precise yet spontaneous ability to select spreads accordingly.
When you are able to read the cards fluently, you will not feel any
concern over or have difficulty understanding the message within the
spread. Once you as Apprentice have mastered the basic language of
Tarot and have become used to accessing the stored knowledge of the
superconscious, you can extract all kinds of facts from it, allowing it
to add depth and guidance. Such a reading can be quite accurate and
informative as to time, situations and persons involved .
This, then, is the initial task of the Journeyman: to clear out your
subconscious mind, so that you may freely access the superconscious
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Apprentice to Journeyman by improving your skills and learning to
practice all aspects of Tarot with depth and accurracy.

THE JOURNEYMAN'S PREPARATION FOR A READING
We are all human beings, therefore we each emit a particular vibratory frequency. This being so, it is necessary for you to eliminate any
negativity you may be experiencing before the reading begins. The
atmosphere you prepare will act as an amplifier on the spiritual level.
To remove negative vibrations, it is a good idea to bathe prior to a consultation; if time permits, I would suggest that you meditate as well.
Lighting a candle can also help to maintain the atmosphere at a calm,
positive level.
At this point, it might be well for you to review the material in
Chapter 10 of the Apprentice Handbook, "Steps to Divination," and in
Chapter 11, "How to Read the Cards."*
When your client arrives, ask him to relax for a few minutes in a
separate room, if possible. Give your client time to wind down from
the busy outside world; suggest that he focus on the intended question
while relaxing. This will help you to touch in upon the client's real need
and separate it from other distracting (and often negative) vibrations.
Having received a particular question from your client does not
necessarily mean that you will receive the desired answer. How often
has this happened to you ? You must be careful to eliminate any selfinvolved attitudes or opinions, especially of a negative nature. Remember that when you consult the Tarot you are requesting information and
guidance from a higher level. Your function is merely that of a channel
to bring this material to consciousness, and then to interpret whatever
you receive.

After you have completed the preliminary procedures and selected
the type of spread that seems best for the situation, you must interpret
the message carefully and accurately, according to the cards that are
turned up. Don't feel as if you've failed the client if you receive information that does not appear relevant to his question. You may find that
"From now on, whenever 1 refer to material in the Apprentice book, it will be as
follows: "1/5/24-25," for example, means "Vol. I (the Apprentice Handbook),
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the reading will touch upon matters important to him that have nothing to do with the current question asked. Continue your reading with
confidence, knowing that whatever the cards reveal will be a complete
and satisfactory answer for the real needs of your client.
Never be tempted to commence a reading if you do not have sufficient time to reach a satisfactory conclusion. Be prepared to work within
a certain time span, thus doing your best for your client. Likewise, readings that drag on and on without any focal point tend to become boring
and useless. The client may become impatient and lose concentration,
and inevitably you will lose track of the original question and purpose
of the reading.
Always maintain a professional attitude: prepare for each reading
and concentrate on your client's need. If you do things the right way,
the right things will happen. When baking a cake, not only must you
have the correct ingredients in the correct amount, but how they are
mixed together is very important. Equally important is the baking time:
too little means the cake will be underdone; too much means it will be
overdone. Not until you become a gourmet cook will you be able to just
throw anything together and corne up with something fantastic!
So to become a proficient Journeyman reader, you must stick to

certain basic rules and requirements which are essential in ensuring the
results you wish to achieve.

RECOGNIZING THE CLIENT IN THE SPREAD
Before the cards are arranged into any spread, it is essential that
you be able to recognize the client within the spread. The client is the
person who is seeking the wisdom of the Tarot. If you are reading for
yourself, then you become the client.
Many students like to associate themselves with a card from the
Major Arcana. This is acceptable only when you are seeking esoteric
guidance in an in-depth reading using the Major Arcana deck. For mundane readings using the full Tarot deck, you must select a Court Card
to represent yourself. (Mundane readings are for questions dealing with
your everyday life, work, etc. For details of how to select the Court
Card that best represents you, see: 1/3/29-37.)
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Court Cards to represent them as well. For example, let's say that your
question specifically involves
1. Yourself
2. Your brother
3. Your mother.
Before you begin the reading, decide which three Court Cards best
represent these three people; then when these cards turn up in the reading, you will understand who is who and how they relate in the given
situation.
The card you choose to represent yourself should be included in

the deck and shuffled in the normal way along with all the other cards.
Representing yourself in the reading will add balance and accuracy to
your work and will help immensely in clarifying the final conclusion.
And the inclusion of Court Cards to represent others involved in the
question will add still more precision and clarity.
The same procedure applies when you are working with another
person. Keep in mind that it is not possible to decipher all the relationships your client may consider important. Therefore, it is essential to
talk to him about these relationships before the reading. By doing this,
you can come to grips with who and what the question is really about.
As the client describes the personalities and physical qualities of the people involved, you will be able to mentally determine the appropriate
Court Cards for each of them.

VERIFICATION CARDS
After you have selected appropriate cards for your client and those
involved in his question, whenever these cards turn up in the reading,
they are called VERIFICATION CARDS. Using these cards will greatly
increase your skill as a Journeyman, and your interpretations will be
guided by their actual placement in the spread.
As an example, let's use the same three family relationships as
before, but this time for someone else as client. Let's suppose she is a
young woman whose problem concerns a small family business which
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who has contributed money and invested in the business. Your client's
contribution is her creative talents.

The problem seems to be a lack of direction. Your client informs
you that the three of them have had several meetings, but have been
totally unable to decide upon the best way to combine their energies to
make the business expand and prosper.
Suppose that from talking to her, you have chosen the following
Verification Cards:
1. Client-QUEEN OF WANDS

2. Client's brother-KNIGHT OF PENTACLES

3. Client's mother-QUEEN OF CUPS.
Using a Celtic Spread, layout the cards:
1. This is what covers you.

A Verification Card in this position would indicate that the
person concerned is obviously the focus as far as the other two
family members are concerned.
2. This is what crosses you for good or bad.
A Verification Card crossing Position 1 should alert you as to
whether the family member represented has a positive or negative influence in the situation.
3. This is the basis of the situation.
The family member in this position has already exerted a great
deal of influence and has perhaps instigated the idea that the
business needs to grow.

4. This is behind you, or in the process of leaving.
A Verification Card located here may imply that one of the
family members has recently applied a measure of influence
which is no longer as forceful.
5. This is what crowns you and could come into being.

A Fifth Position Verification Card may indicate that the family
members are very much aware of the ideas and suggestions
being presented. A sense of indecision could either solidify or
nullify the influence of this crowning Verification.
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Identifying a Verification Card in Position 6 is of the utmost
importance. It is clear that this family member has yet to play
his or her part.
7. This represents your own negative feelings.
Your client's attitude toward a family member is exposed in
Position 7, so it can be very helpful to you to have a Verification here. The client mayor may not be aware of his or her
feelings toward this family member; nevertheless, there is a
strong indication of a future problem with this person.
8. This represents the feelings of others around you.
A Verification here suggests that the family member concerned
has strong feelings about the situation and should be encouraged
to discuss them openly with your client to clear the air.
9. This represents your own positive feelings.
Your client is presently directing support toward the family
member in this position. At this point in the reading, you should
be able to get a good idea of how she feels about the situation.
10. This is the outcome.
A Verification Card in Position 10 reveals which family member
will take the lead in the situation. Regardless of present circumstances, it is clear that the person in Position 10 will eventually

be in charge.

OTHER COURT CARDS
Other Court Cards besides the QUEEN OF WANDS, KNIGHT OF
PENTACLES and QUEEN OF CUPS which appear in the reading will
have to do with other people not directly involved in the client's question. They may be other family members or friends, or perhaps a bank
loan officer, tax accountant or lawyer. Such people would obviously
have varying degrees of influence on the business situation, but are not
as important to the reading as the main three Verification Cards.
Using the Verification method will alleviate the need to blindly
guess at the identity of Court Cards as they turn up. This in turn will
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spread. Court Cards need not be considered challenges or obstacles to
be overcome in a reading. When used correctly for divination they can
be warm and friendly faces urging you on to the real purpose at hand.
They can help your client to understand not only his own personal
attitude toward the given situation but also the attitudes and energies
of those around him.